85 04 21 1275B STS The Hope Apr 21 1985 Dr. Wierwille english bible lessons

Scripture Index: 1 Corinthians 13:13; John 8:56; Matthew 2:10; Psalm 16:8; Acts 2:25
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Teaching begins @ 04:30
Bless your heart, tonight the hope. The last act of Christ’s first coming was the ascension. The first act of Christ’s second coming is his descension for the Church of the Body, the born-again believers. 1 Corinthians 13 – the last verse of this fantastic chapter reads as follows. After all that’s said about charity – charity is the love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation – after everything is said in chapter 13, God closes with the thirteenth verse: “And now abideth faith, hope, charity [love], these three; but the greatest of these is charity [is the love of God in the renewed mind in the Church among the people, the Body].” “To believe” is a verb. A verb connotes action, and years and years ago I always heard and I still hear it today at times, “Well, I hope this can happen.” They just don’t understand these words. To believe is available according to the promises of the Word. Believe for what is available now according to the Word. Hope is believing for what is available in the future according to the Word. Hope is never available now. Hope is always future. And it’s love that activates both our believing for the present and hope for the future. In the Gospel of John, chapter 8 – you see, there were believers who looked forward to the first coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Most of the people living at that time were not believers, and they were not looking forward to the coming; but in John, chapter 8, verse 56: “Your father Abraham [Did what?] rejoiced to see my day...” Jesus Christ said, “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day.” Abraham was a believer. He looked forward to the day of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ – first coming. He “rejoiced to see my day”; and he saw it. He didn’t live to see it, but he saw it according to the revelation that had been given of the first coming. He saw it and he was what? Glad. He was glad. Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. These were the Magi, the astronomers from the Eastern land who came to see Jesus. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding joy. They were believers. They looked for his first coming. There’s a record in the Book of Psalms – Psalm 16. Now I’m dealing with the first coming right now. You know that, okay? Psalm 16, the Word of God; David said: [Psalm 16:8] I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, [and] I shall not [What?] be moved. Now, this record in Psalms 16:8 is basically repeated again in Acts 2, where it’s clarified very beautifully right on that day of Pentecost, verse 25, carefully: [Acts 2:25] For David speaketh concerning him [concerning the Lord Jesus Christ]. I foresaw the Lord always before my face [in my eyes], for he is on my right hand, [in order] that I should not be moved. It was the hope of the first coming that kept David moving ahead. That was what was so great for David – in order that he should not be moved. Every man, every woman has many opportunities to be moved, but I know of no man or woman really standing and faithful for God and His Word who does not understand the Hope or believe in it. I’m the same way. If it weren’t for the hope of the return I’d have quit centuries ago. But that’s what keeps you going. That’s what you look forward to, and that’s what kept Abraham going. That’s what kept David going. That’s what kept the Magi going – believers who looked forward to the first hope, the first coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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